Wriggle

"Wriggle" is a song by Arkaystian musician Cosmo Sheldrake. It represented Arkaystia in Maia Song Contest 18 following internal selection. It is the first song to be chosen by the new broadcaster, MuzykArkaystia. In an interview with Maia.tv, Sheldrake gave a description of the video for Wriggle. "In the video for Wriggle, we follow a bird as she introduces us to three separate systems and their daily tasks and habits. Sunflowers dance, ships brave the frothing seas, fish glug past volcanic vents, a scraggly bird gets eaten by a sea monster and galleons with netherworldly banditos dance and sing. Put some pickles on. This is a dance through a sequence of fermenting notions.﻿" Sheldrake visited Izola and Zvorrhybnnia as part of his pre-contest promotions. Arkaystia was drawn to perform in the first semi-final of the contest, and was placed second in the running order, following Kaohportia and preceding Lianistan. Wriggle qualified for the final and was drawn to perform in the first-half, given sixth in the running order. The song finished in 10th place on 85 points, receiving the maximum 12 points from Emionia, Izola and Zvorrhybnnia.

"12S 12S 12S ACROSS THE BOARD" (Izol Music Professional, 2018).

Lyrics
[Verse 1] Hey ho, where did you go? Did you wriggle or roll? Did you giggle or grumble through? Tom Thumb, from where did you come? Did you toddle or run? Did you skip, trip, or stumble through?

[Chorus] Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to go down And wriggle on, have a sing along Put some pickles on, and play the Mellotron?

Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to come down And wriggle on, count to twenty-one And go and right a wrong, and feed the pelicans?

[Verse 2] Say there, the jug or the hare? The lift or the stairs? Which will it be for you? How now, big brown cow? The bow or the bough? The spade or the plough for you?

[Chorus] Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to go down And wriggle on, have a sing along Put some pickles on, and play the Mellotron?

Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to come down And wriggle on, count to twenty-one And go and right a wrong, and feed the pelicans?

[Bridge] But where will we go When the bell, it tolls for me? Both you and I know When it tolls, well, it tolls for thee?

[Bridge] But where will we go When the bell, it tolls for me? Both you and I know When it tolls, well, it tolls for thee?

[Chorus] Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to go down And wriggle on, have a sing along Put some pickles on, and play the Mellotron?

Go down, let’s go down Let's go down; don’t you want to come down And wriggle on, count to twenty-one And go and right a wrong, and feed the pelicans?